i think your post brings up a good point, and that's that to discuss torture, there needs to be a good understanding of what constitutes torture.  what are we talking about, exactly? just listening to loud music? loud music at 125 db 24/7 resulting in sleep deprivation? physical torture? or how about humiliation, like forced nakedness? simple prisoner punishment? having to eat a different diet? i think some things could be torture and some not, depending on the person being tortured, as well. it's a complicated subject--too complicated just to throw out some all-inclusive word like 'torture' and be able to adequately discuss it.
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